Smart Integration

Integrating city systems and information services

Smart cities not only optimize the performance of individual systems but also manage these systems as an integrated system-of-systems, where information is shared among city departments as well as with city residents and actions are coordinated to optimize the overall city operation.  Schneider Electric's city management platform and integrated architectures along with a suite of information and management services help cities achieve more efficient and sustainable city operation. 

SmartCity by Schneider Electric solutions include:

Weather Intelligence
The weather cannot be changed, but smart cities can change how they plan and prepare for its impact on their growing populations. Schneider Electric delivers highly accurate weather forecasts, information, and management tools to help smart cities mitigate related risks and work with the weather to improve overall operational efficiencies.  Schneider Electric's Weather Services deliver top-rated temperature forecasts and solutions for utilities, transportation agencies, airports, and facility managers.  For more information on Schneider Electric's advanced weather solutions for SmartCities, click here.

Smart Planning & Stakeholder Engagement
Smart cities recognize that cost-effective planning for existing and future conditions is paramount to success. Schneider Electric works to support cities in developing sustainability plans that lay the foundation for economic, social, and environmental advancement. Services provided include: community visioning and stakeholder engagement, sustainability goal setting, sustainability strategy & plan development, and evaluation of future opportunities and risks associated with changing environmental and economic conditions.  For more information on Schneider Electric's planning resources for SmartCities, click here.

Integrated City Management Platform
Smart cities recognize that coordination between agencies and management of city systems in an integrated manner significantly improves city efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency of city infrastructure to disruptions.  Schneider Electric's Integrated City Management (ICM) platform integrates the various systems within the city, exchanging information through a common platform between the agencies which need it, enabling coordinated management and response to incidents. The ICM platform also includes a suite of analytics, business intelligence, and decision support capabilities which interpret the vast amounts of data collected from infrastructure systems into actionable intelligence.  This enables city governments, agencies, and utilities to monitor system performance, identify potential issues before they occur, and make more informed decisions in managing critical city infrastructure.

Integrated Architectures for Building, Security, & Power Management
Schneider Electric's integrated EcoStruxure architecture provides an integrated approach to managing security, energy, and processes across system platforms.  The EcoStruxure approach simplifies infrastructure management, saves money, and reduces waste by enabling compatibility of systems.

Security Services & Management
Security is critical to city governments, transportation agencies, facility managers, utilities, and other city stakeholders to mitigate threats and disruptions to key city infrastructure.  Schneider Electric offers a comprehensive suite of security services including access control, video surveillance, and customized security solutions.  Pelco by Schneider Electric is the world's largest video security systems manufacturer, with deep expertise in protecting critical electric, water, transportation, and facility infrastructure for cities around the world.

Energy & Environmental Footprinting Services
Understanding how a city is currently performing is vital to understanding how they can become smarter. Schneider Electric's energy & environmental information services provides the resources to help cities around the world monitor and understand their current environmental, social and economic performance in order to find solutions for becoming more sustainable. Schneider Electric's footprinting services deliver best-in-class sustainability management software and assistance tracking environmental, social, and economic metrics.  For more information on Schneider Electric's energy monitoring services click here.

IT & Telecom Integration
Smart systems rely on efficient communications networks to transmit data from remote sensors back to central control platforms.  Schneider Electric designs and develops communications networks used by transportation agencies, water and electric utilities, police and fire departments, airports and other facilities worldwide.  These networks leverage advanced wired and wireless technologies for both private agency or utility networks as well as innovative shared municipal networks. Schneider Electric's world-class IT integration capabilities provide integration of smart systems into existing city IT systems, ensuring seamless and efficient operation.